The Big Splat (Record no. 12282)
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| fixed length control field | 01373nam a2200181 4500 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2003535402 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780471150572 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 52129583 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QB581 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 523.3 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dana Mackenzie |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Big Splat |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Wiley |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 240 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The first popular book to explain the dramatic theory behind the Moon's genesisThis lively science history relates one of the great recent breakthroughs in planetary astronomy-a successful theory of the birth of the Moon. Science journalist Dana Mackenzie traces the evolution of this theory, one little known outside the scientific community: a Mars-sized object collided with Earth some four billion years ago, and the remains of this colossal explosion-the Big Splat-came together to form the Moon. Beginning with notions of the Moon in ancient cosmologies, Mackenzie relates the fascinating history of lunar speculation, moving from Galileo and Kepler to George Darwin (son of Charles) and the Apollo astronauts, whose trips to the lunar surface helped solve one of the most enigmatic mysteries of the night sky: who hung the Moon?Dana Mackenzie (Santa Cruz, CA) is a freelance science journalist. His articles have appeared in such magazines as Science, Discover, American Scientist, The Sciences, and New Scientist. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Astronomy |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | 520 MacK | 51770 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |